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Victory

Statuette
16th century (made)
Artist/Maker
Unknown
Place of origin
Italy (made)

This is a bronze statuette on a painted and gilt wood pedestal made in the 16th century in Italy. The statuette is adapted from an antique prototype and representing Victory. The persinification of Victory is as a winged, female figure; She is the messenger to the gods, a kind of angel who descended to earth to crown the victor in a contest of arms, athletics or poetry.


Object details

Categories
Sculpture
Bronze
Myths & Legends
Object type
Statuette
TitleVictory (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Bronze statuette on painted and gilt wood
Bronze
Gilt Wood
Brief description
Statuette, bronze, on painted and gilt wood pedestal, figure of Victory, adapted from an antique prototype, Italian, 16th century
Physical description
Bronze figure of Victory on painted and gilt wood pedestal.
Dimensions
  • Height: 31.75cm
Object history
Bought in 1866.
Subject depicted
Victory
Summary
This is a bronze statuette on a painted and gilt wood pedestal made in the 16th century in Italy. The statuette is adapted from an antique prototype and representing Victory. The persinification of Victory is as a winged, female figure; She is the messenger to the gods, a kind of angel who descended to earth to crown the victor in a contest of arms, athletics or poetry.
Bibliographic references
  • Inventory of Art Objects acquired in the Year 1866. Inventory of the Objects in the Art Division of the Museum at South Kensington, arranged According to the Dates of their Acquisition. Vol. 1. London : Printed by George E. Eyre and William Spottiswoode for H.M.S.O., 1868, p. 28
  • Penny, Nicholas. Catalogue of European Sculpture in the Ashmolean Museum: 1540 to the Present Day. Vol I. Italian. Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1992, p. 121
Collection
Sculpture Collection
Accession number
71-1866

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Record createdMay 13, 2008
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O154517/victory-statuette-unknown/
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